The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-02-13
CATHOLIC oHURcH NOTES.
what is Going on in Catholic Circles
Throng hout the State.

what is Going on IN ChDhOl1c circles
Throng hout the State.
Bishop Wigger blessed the candles, on
the feast of the Publication, at ST. Paul's
Church, Greenville, and during the cay he
was driven, in company with Rev. Father
Sshandel, TO Bergen Point, where he made
his official visitation TO the Church of ST.
Mary, Star of the Sea, of which Rev.
Thomas M. Killeen is rector, and preached
a sermon in the evening.
Rev. Father Corrigan, of Hoboken, will
deliver lecture on Temperance" this
evening in New Brunswick on tue invita-
ton of Rev Father Mulligan, rector of the
Catholic Church in that city. Father Null
ligan was for some time stationed in Ho-
hoken as assistant at the church of Our
Lady of Grace. Since his appointment as
rector in New Brunswick he built hand
some church which was dedicated last
summer.
Mr. Stephen Farrelly, brother of Pat.
rick FarIelly, manager of the American
News Co., and an old time resident of Jer-
sey City, is President of the Catholic Club
of Philadelphia. President Cleveland, in
his letter of regret at being unable to at
tend the annual banquet of the Club last
Tuesday evening, gave expression to some
very good opinions on the subject of the
effect of religious belief on the cond act of
men in their relations as citizens.
A solemn high mass of requiem was
celebrated in the Church OF Our Lady of
Grace, HobokeD, last Friday morning,
being the Months Mind, as it IS called,
for the repose of the soul of the late Chris
TOPPER O'Brien, who died recently in Ire
lard He was a brother of Mr.. P. E.
O'Brien of the Telegram" and of Mr.. T.
S. O'Brien, Principal of one of the public
schools of New York. The mass was sung
by Rev. Father Corrigan, Rev. Fathers
Cunedy and Boylan being deacon and sub
deacon.
The Forty Hours Devotion will begin
this morning at st. Lucy's Church, FIT
teenth street. There Will be solemn high
mass, Rev. Father Hammer being the cell
ebrant, his assistant Rev. Father Kelly,
deacon. and Rev. Father Dunn of st. Jo-
sephs Church, Baldwin avenue, sub-dea-
con. Rev. Father Hammer will also preach
the sermon. During the services collec-
ton will be taken up in aid of the striking
coal handlers. It is understood that
large delegation of the latter will march to
the church in body to attend the ser
vices there.
Bishop Kane. of Richmond, and Bishop
Irelend, of st. Paul, went to Rome several
months ago on business connected with
the proposed Catholic University, which is
soon to be established in Washington, d.
c. They have had several audiences with
the Holy Father, and are now waiting to re-
ceiye Cardinals Gibbons and Taschereau by
invitation Of the Pope. The Cardinals are
expected to arrive in Rome during the
present month, and the Consistor7 in
which the red hats will be conferred will be
held early in March.
On Tuesday, February l, Bishop Wigger
made his official visitation to st. Paul's
Church, Greenville, Jersey City. In the
evening he delivered long and able dis
course on matters of recent church legis-
lation, dwelling specially on the subject
of marriages, funerals and the rights of
property. The Bishop also administered
the Sacrament of Con frmation to So per-
sons, most OF whom were children. Among
the adults were two converts. After the
evening ceremony there was solemn bene-
diction of the blessed sacrament. Rev.
Father Wahle, of St. Boniface's church,
and Rev. Father Sheehan, of st. Patrick's
assisted at the services. Rev. J. j. Schan-
del is the rector of st. Pauls. He was for
several years professor of theology in
Seton Hall Seminary and is an able fnan-
cier as well as learned philosopher and
theologian.